The High Cost of Low Educational Performance: The Long-Run Economic Impact of Improving PISA Outcomes

Eric Hanushek and Ludger WoessmannOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentJanuary 2010

Teacher Man andLa fabrique du cr??tin: La mort programm??e de l'??cole

Frank McCourt; Scribner; 2005 and Jean-Paul Brighelli; Jean-Claude Gawsewitch ??diteur; 2005 (Available only in French, through Amazon)

The Same Thing Over and Over: How School Reformers Get Stuck in Yesterday's Ideas

Frederick M. Hess, The Same Thing Over and Over: How School Reformers Get Stuck in Yesterday's Ideas, (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2010).

Expressing International Educational Achievement in Terms of U.S. Performance Standards: Linking NAEP Achievement Levels to TIMSS

Gary W. Phillips American Institutes for ResearchApril 24, 2007

Informing the Debate: Comparing Boston's Charter, Pilot, and Traditional Schools

A. Abdulkadiroglu, J. Angrist, S. Cohodes, S. Dynarski, J. Fullerton, T. Kane, P. PathakThe Boston FoundationJanuary 2009

Global Perspectives in the Geography Curriculum: Reviewing the Moral Case for Geography

Alex StandishRoutledge PublishersOctober 2008

Beehive state abuzz with secession talk

Withdrawing from NCLB was only the beginning for the Utah legislature, which voted unanimously this week to stand by its principles and formally withdraw from the Union. Utah House Speaker Greg Curtis, now to be known as Supreme Prophet, remarked in a press release that "We just really don't feel it is in our best interest to continue our partnership with the other 49 states.

Being honest about how tough ed reform is

I know I’m the last one to the party on this one but I just got around to seeing Waiting for Superman this weekend.

Bella terra et mari civilia externaque

toto in orbe terrarum saepe gessi, victorque omnibus veniam petentibus civibus peperci. Externas gentes, quibus tuto ignosci potuit, conservare quam excidere malui. Millia civium Romanorum sub sacramento meo fuerunt circiter quingenta.

Better

This week, Mike and Rick talk about NAEP, mayoral chartering, and lifetime health care. Fordham's own Eric Osberg tells us why teacher salaries are important, and Education News of the Weird is Last Tango in Paris? The Exorcist? Click here to listen through our website and view past editions.

Better ingredients. Better schools.

When Domino’s Pizza President Patrick “Hat Trick” Boyle picked up the phone early on March 13, he was initially puzzled to find a school superintendent on the other end. “I thought it was a prank call,” Boyle recalls.

Beyond the Basics: Register now!

On December 12, Fordham is hosting a probing symposium to examine curriculum narrowing in the NCLB era and what we can do about it. You won't want to miss this downtown-Washington event (or the very nice reception to follow). Find out more here.

Beyond the Basides: Achieving a liberal education for all children

Big charter job in the Big Apple

New York City Center for Charter School Excellence, a group that stimulates growth in high-quality charter schools, seeks a chief operations officer who, among other responsibilities, must ensure that all new school planning teams are prepared to open academically rigorous schools on time and on budget.

Bigger, Bolder, Fatter

This week, Andy and Mike take on the draft K-12 Common Core standards, lament the school-based fight against childhood obesity, and wonder how many FOIA requests is too many. Then Amber tells us about the new Brown Center report’s findings on school turnarounds and Rate that Reform, guest-featuring Research Assistant Janie, wants to send adolescent boys to Siberia.

Bill Ayers is a terrorist

This week, Mike and Rick chat about why we shouldn't expect black kids to misbehave or all kids to attend college, and note that Marion Barry makes a good point about school choice. Jeff Kuhner is upset about goings-on Down Under, and Education News of the Weird is 20/20.

Bis ovans triumphavi

tris egi curulis triumphos et appellatus sum viciens et semel imperator. Cum autem pluris triumphos mihi senatus decrevisset, iis supersedi. Laurum de fascibus deposui in Capitolio, votis quae quoque bello nuncupaveram solutis. Ob res a me aut per legatos meos auspicis meis terra marique prospere gestas quinquagiens et quinquiens decrevit senatus supplicandum esse dis immortalibus.

BLAT

This week, Mike and Rick discuss meddling in California, extending school days in Boston, and drinking like a pirate. National Alliance for Public Charter School's COO Andy Smarick stops by to chat (and sing), and Education News of the Weird is magical and enchanting.

Bodegas and rutabagas

This week, Mike and Rick brainstorm Whitehurst replacements, how to count special ed students' test scores, and possible thought processes behind Randi Weingarten's preposterous federal suit. Then Amber tells us about Florida's Hispanic 4th graders' incredible test scores and Rate that Reform questions death threats as a viable disciplinary method.

Book party

On Wednesday, September 3rd, from 4 to 5 p.m., the Fordham Institute will be hosting in our event space a soiree to celebrate David Whitman's fresh and exciting book, Sweating the Small Stuff: Inner-City Schools and the New Paternalism.

Book party at our new digs

Join us Wednesday, February 6th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. as we host a Fordham open house (our D.C. office has moved to 1016 16th St.

Boy crazy

Is there a "boy crisis" in American education?

Bridging new differences

Andy and Mike discuss the resolution of Central Falls’ saga, if too many students are going to college, and whether it’s more likely that the Tooth Fairy will eat dinner at Mike’s house or Arne Duncan will return unused Race to the Top dollars to the Treasury.

Broad Center seeks nominations/applicants for 2004 Urban Superintendents Academy

The Urban Superintendents Academy is a 10-month executive management course sponsored by the Broad Foundation and designed to prepare leaders from outside and inside the education sector to become successful urban superintendents. Application deadlines are September 15 and October 15, 2003.

Broad Foundation seeks director of communications

The Broad Foundation is seeking a director of communications, who will be responsible for developing and executing the overarching communications strategy for the Broad Foundations.

Broad Foundation seeks policy director

The Los Angeles-based Broad Foundation is looking to hire a Director of Policy Programs. The directorship is a new position created to influence changes in national, state and local education policies and contribute greater understanding and awareness of the Foundation's programs through advocacy.

Broad needs staff

The Broad Foundation has three new openings (one senior, two for the summer) that it needs to fill; all are located in sunny Los Angeles. Find information here.

Broad Residency in Urban Education

The Broad Residency in Urban Education offers exceptional young leaders the opportunity to assume managerial positions in urban school districts across America. Training, job placement, mentorship, and competitive compensation are included in this two-year program.

Broad Urban Superintendents Academy

The Broad Urban Superintendents Academy, a rigorous, ten-month executive management program for aspiring school system leaders, seeks dynamic executives from the corporate, nonprofit, government, military, and education sectors who want to lead large urban school systems. Application deadlines are August 16 and September 13, 2004.

Broken toilets, urban scapes

This week, Mike and guest host Kate Walsh chat about Los Angeles, Chicago, and the State of the Union's effect on NCLB reauthorization. Coby offers a two-minute review of Two Million Minutes, and Education News of the Weird is dark and hot and steamy, but in a bad way.